CZAR 52 Accident
10-08-2010, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Whistlin' Dan
Why it happened cannot be determined ....
10-08-2010, 02:20 PM
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"Why it happened cannot be determined..."
Agreed. But he was also in charge of the Wing's Standardization and Evaluation branch, which means that somebody up the chain-of-command was favorably impressed with his flying, and had charged him with impressing upon those in his organization his distorted sense of values and standards. That opens up a whole new chain of responsibility for the accident.
I think the OP was asking about the "why" from an aerodynamic perspective. How much altitude does it take to recover a B-52 from a 90 degree bank at minimum airspeed? How much from a stall in that condition? I doubt many B-52 pilots know, but I would guess at least 10,000' would be as good a place as any to start.
Originally Posted by Grumble
Because he was a hot dogging cowboy asshat...
I think the OP was asking about the "why" from an aerodynamic perspective. How much altitude does it take to recover a B-52 from a 90 degree bank at minimum airspeed? How much from a stall in that condition? I doubt many B-52 pilots know, but I would guess at least 10,000' would be as good a place as any to start.
10-09-2010, 05:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Whistlin' Dan
"Why it happened cannot be determined..."
Agreed. But he was also in charge of the Wing's Standardization and Evaluation branch, which means that somebody up the chain-of-command was favorably impressed with his flying, and had charged him with impressing upon those in his organization his distorted sense of values and standards. That opens up a whole new chain of responsibility for the accident.
Agreed. But he was also in charge of the Wing's Standardization and Evaluation branch, which means that somebody up the chain-of-command was favorably impressed with his flying, and had charged him with impressing upon those in his organization his distorted sense of values and standards. That opens up a whole new chain of responsibility for the accident.
He should have lost his wings after almost hit a ridge line, trying to show off for the camera!
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10-10-2010, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by crewdawg
Nepotism...
He should have lost his wings after almost hit a ridge line, trying to show off for the camera!
He should have lost his wings after almost hit a ridge line, trying to show off for the camera!
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